The poor guy never knew what hit him…
In part three we laid out the time honored pattern:
Step one: The opposition has high hopes, recruits a few good and a few bad candidates.
Step two: Everyone outside the group is labeled a heretic and a traitor to the GOP regardless of ideology
Step three: with the opponents dehumanized, the opposition begins running off the rails with their behavior
Step four: when the tactics fail, the coalition starts to splinter and there is infighting
Step five: Go to CAGOP Convention for a rage fest
Step six: WE WUZ ROBBED!
Blog part three was about step 5 mostly, and today’s completes step 5 and leads in to step 6.
Sunday Morning was the main event. Saturday was punctuated with sighs of relief from the establishment and wailing and gnashing of teeth about “what could have been”. An opportunity to gain as many as two seats on the CAGOP board had passed and just a few votes in the Bay Area regional race forestalled a wipeout.
People could not believe that the Chair of Chairs race went to the second ballot. I could not either as Johanna Lassaga lost a race she should have won. I like both her and Laurie Wallace personally and know their heart is in the right place. But for Lassaga, she did not lead well with regard to interpersonal relations in her current position in the CCA and some of the Chairs that should have voted for her chose John Dennis. Lassaga also hurt herself by being firmly ensconced in the chaos that occurred in several counties as they attempted to organize.
That said, Lassaga is a skilled, talented fundraiser and those in power would do well to employ her skill in that regard.
The floor session on Sunday began with the usual Steve Frank / Tom Hudson style drama and theatrics. (Having participated in more than one of these, I know the whole layout and the players involved well)
The Person in Monterey County that lost her race for chair of that county had a meltdown on the convention floor and was escorted out of the building. At least she did not go full Grcar.
The voting came up for officers:
Corrin Rankin won Chair 747-559.
John Park won vice chair with over 800 votes.
Sayrs Morris beat Laurie Wallace for Secretary by about the same margin as Corrin won. I believed Laurie had a good shot at winning, but feedback I got as I spoke with insiders indicated many people were put off by Laurie being in the middle of several chaotic county party organizational meetings. Worse, Wallace was viewed as part of the cause of the meltdowns in several counties. When you couple this with the fact that Sayrs Morris busted her tail (and made up for her limitations as a public speaker, etc.) and worked hard, a 50-50 race became a comfortable win for her.
After Morris won, the Monterey meltdown occurred and then what I believe was a clearly orchestrated attempt to try and set a false narrative about the voting devices being used at the convention. It is my belief that one of the convention attenders deliberately left their voting device on a bench outside the convention in order to create a scene in addition to the conspiracy theories and bloviations from the floor about the voting system the CAGOP used at the convention.
It turns out that the error message was caused by the one device that was out of range. When the system detected the device was out of range, it was disabled by the system. Someone then tried to use the device later (again, I believe this was set up deliberately) it did not work and caused the above error.
Read and re-read this as many times as is necessary and ask yourself if this is plausible. Also look at the behavior detailed thus far and ask yourself if this the way “Conservatives” are supposed to behave?
After the pre-planned drama, the Treasurer race occurred.
Opposition candidate Jack Guerrero beat Robert Rego by almost the exact same margin that Corrin Rankin won by. I bet it would have been larger without the theatrics. It is very simple, Jack presents himself well and Robert Rego was a terrible candidate. I worked with Robert for many years on the CRA’s board of directors and know of which I speak.
With Guerrero’s large margin of victory – out went the conspiracies about the “clickers” at the CAGOP Convention. Also note that Lani Kane (who lost to John Park, with the largest margin of defeat) posted this drivel on facebook several days after the conclusion of the convention. This just makes her look even worse. Ugh.
As a final thought for the convention itself, it came to my attention that the people behind the lawyer activity leading up to the convention and the legal demand letters the anti-semitic associate’s rep John Paul Duke-White distributed were calling people trying to raise money to cover their out of pocket legal fees. The punchline? They told people they are out over $20K! That does not sound very fiscally conservative now does it.
My head hurts…
Next up, some after convention stuff and my closing thoughts on the CAGOP 2025 saga.
Once again our Intrepid Blogger speaks truth to power.
BRAVO
Well sir, you posted a name: Johanna Lassaga <—interesting.
I've talked with this woman a few times. Interesting indeed. By chance, spoke to her VP from her group too, tho I didn't know it at time. The VP?? I felt she was condescending, and disrespectful. But, that's just MY opinion.
So, when attempting to talk too that group, I was in contact with Ms. Lassaga. SHE informed me, to contact her (time given) as she was currently occupied. Ok, done deal.
Except, she copped an attitude when I DID respond back to her, at her request. Funny.
Hostile? Is rather too descriptive??…….suffice to say, I can understand WHY she would lose support from folks, in a race she perhaps, should have won? Ah well, such is life.
She lost. Period.
I'd still like to talk with those folks, and envision having to go thru a person, who lost her own race, impede MY attempts for MY race. As to that particular VP? I'm more than ready for a re-match now. That's YUBA County GOP politics, I suppose. Neat trailer they had at the fairgrounds that day! Impressive.
Yea, they were GUNG HO Steve Garvey supporters!!….yup, they suuuuuuuure were!!!
Ms. Lani?? Seen her in podcasts……even spoke to her as well. Nice enough lady. Per our esteemed Blogger; one deck shy of a cruise ship?? Is it true? Or is it fiction? What about the "error screen of a DEVICE out of range" argument?? Was it a set up, was it not a set up…..decisions, decisions. AH!!! (light bulb) MAYBE, if they were done by paper ballot??
Naaaaaaaaaah, my apologies, for even SUGGESTING something akin to that happening.
Or….MAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEE……..they hold elections based upon the following: Present, one vote only. NOT PRESENT??? Oh well…….SOL comes to mind. Wouldn't that make life…..simplier??
No implied BS…….no delegate swapping/buying/influencing…..no marginalized, combative, throw-them-out-FOREVER moments…..
Just a plain, simple, ol CONVENTION where people actually show up, and vote!
OMG….what a concept. (light bulbs) Why, If we could get the whole NATION to do something similar!!!! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy, could be something there, right?
Ah well, what do I know…………it's too simple and radical an idea. (le sigh).
So, please DO continue with the BS, the stories, the shenanigans, the tom-foolery of it all.
I'm in a rut at work, and this is entertaining, to say the least.
Singing: "Welcome to the Club where the Players Play!!!"….
Oh……….and to those who missed it???
YA'LLS LOST!!!! DEAL WITH IT!!!! GET OVER IT…..RANKIN IS QUEEN!!!
er, I meant to say, IN CHARGE NOW!!!!
Morell SHOULD have gone "Water District", but her was never INFORMED to do such a thing. Wonder why? (QQ back at the 747 v 559 vote tally)
[ 1306 delegates voted…we have/had that many, seriously? wow.
57% v 43% total count average. Spread of 188 votes or 14% of total voting].
HEY WAIT!!! THERE IS THAT NUMBER 6!!! THE CHARGED PHONIES !!!!!….oh wait, different thread….sorry.
Let the dismantling of the GOP continue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Leo:
in between making license plates and medicine time, you appear to have way too much time on your hands?
Aaron (Park) you continue to make a mountain from a mole hill. Without giving details ‘we’ knew Mike was about 150 votes short (Proxy Drill) on Friday night. So everyone worked the convention hard to try to find the votes we needed….but as with past convention too many proxies are controlled by the ‘Cabal’.
It would be nice to someday actually see the delegates that show up to the convention and sit in the seats, time after time, not have their votes throws aside by the Proxy gathers. And frankly I don’t see the Republican Party winning again in this state until we do…it’s been about 20 years of proxies now and 20 years of losing.
And Jack winning… Looks like there was a revolt against Rigo in Orange County area… Those votes left the ‘Cabal’ and voted for Jack instead of the ‘home-town boy’ that they knew too well. It was really as simple as that. (the difference was almost the same as the number of Orange County delegates).
and Pat McGroin…You really are a low-class type…it fits.
The sad part is Aaron Park, who use to be a Jedi fighter for what he believed in as turn to the Dark Side. Next Episode…The Empire Strikes Back? Aaron to Leo ‘Leo I am your father’….lol
@E-1 Yard Bird:
Following the Star Wars motif you’ve started, you are clearlyJarJarBinks,
Over 20% of the proxies presented were invalid, my belief is that all those bogus proxies came from your camp.
If you ran a proxy drill on Friday and came up 150 short, then all you clowns did all weekend was runaround with your hair on fire.
You and your ilk have perfected the “Art of Losing”.
QQ
wow.
Aaron: Leo……I……………..am your father (heavy breathing, inhaling)(heavier breathing exhaling)
ah………..
Aaron?? YOU ARE NOT, DA BABY DADDY!!!!!!!!
(Dat’s not my baby daddy, dat’s not my baby daddy! …)
Charlie?? ARE YOU……….the last Jedi????
(heavy breathing)…….hmmmm, interesting.
[whips out light AUTO-SIGNER pen saber]
Oh…..cause SOME of you aren’t in/on my mail listing??
Due to our Federal debacle at work; those pesky HATCH ACT rules/regulations…….
I am submitting my name to go onto the RECALL NEWSOM effort, by the SAVING CALIFORNIA group, as one REPUBLICAN Alternative should the recall be successful.
I can’t honestly BE ABOUT IT, if I’m not engaged in that endeavor. (as suggested by competent pundits and consultant(s))
So…………with GOD’s blessings, I should be around on TWO ballots!!
Oh my………..I can FEEL DA FORCE, FLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
YES!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT, beware……….of the Dark Side (insert Aaron breathing heavily here)
Powerful is the BLOGGER….mind what you have learned!!!
The CONVENTION…..remember, THE CONVENTION!!!!
Charlie: But Padwan, I sense the GOOD in HIM.
BLOGGER: It is USELESS TO RESIST! If you only knew, the POWER of the DARK(Blog) SIDE…….togeeeeeetherrrrrrrr, we could BLOG this site, Moderate and Consultant!!!!
(crap……..I spilled my soda…………….be back………………)
(Insert Dark AARON theme music here…….)
Leo, I am past my prime…now I am just ‘old Ben’ that lives out past the dune sea…..
Pat McGroin for someone from the ‘Dark Side’, that holds on to power at all costs…you sure are a cranky angry old buzzard….
Aaron (Park) Scott Winn, from what I was told, is the new COO of the CRP. What do you know if anything?
fyi, the so-called Monterey Meltdown person was not removed. She spoke, and they turned off her mike. She yelled. The sergeant of arms came over to her, and she sat down. She was right in front of me. I don’t know where you get some of your info
Blogger’s Note: she was removed from the floor. Thanks for confirming.